South Windsor Man Charged With Firearms Theft

HARTFORD — — A South Windsor man was charged in federal court Thursday with stealing a semiautomatic rifle from an East Windsor gun dealer.

Jordan Marsh, 26, was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and with theft of a firearm from a federally licensed dealer.

The criminal complaint against Marsh says that he stole a Windham Weaponry 5.56 caliber semi-automatic rifle from the front counter of Riverview Gun Sales in December 2012.

Hartford police discovered the weapon after Marsh was arrested four days later for trying to steal a different gun from the same store.

Marsh was previously convicted of a felony in 2011 for stealing firearms from Riverview, according to the U.S. attorney's office. The most recent theft was caught on video surveillance at the store, but employees did not realize it had happened until police retrieved the gun, officials said.

Each charge carries a maximum prison term of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000.